Refrigerated Compressed Air Dryers

Refrigerated compressed air dryers operate by cooling an air stream to 38 degrees Fahrenheit to condense the water vapor in the airflow. The air dryers cool the air to 38 degrees to avoid the freezing of water vapor. Freezing vapor can block the condensate from draining effectively, or due to the expanding nature of water as it freezes, the freezing vapor could potentially crack the heat exchanger connected to the system. In either case, the effectiveness of the refrigerated compressed air dryer will be heavily restricted.